The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-28

ID. c. Wheeler, the clock repaIrer of
Moodus- Con, is prepared TO meet death at
snv time. Some time since he procured a
chestnut log. had it sawed into boards. and,
after giving them the proper time for sea
soning. took them to an undertaken and
instructed him to construct a coffin. His
measure was taken and now the article Is
finished and ready for use. Mr.. Wheeler
has tried It on and reports himself well
pleased with it, and says it fits perfectly.
The intelligence of dog was forcibly
shown at Bridgeport. Conn. on Friday last.
As James f. Hair was driving in from Mil
ford in the afternoon with his family his lit
tie child lost shoe out of the wagon, and il
was not discovered until some distance had
been traversed. The vehicle was turned
about, when it was found that Mr.. Hairs
celebrated Llewellyn settler, Rock Bolton.
was following the wagon with the shoe In
his mouth. and delivered it in safety to the
people in the carriage, having picked it up
on the road. This is but one of the fine
specimens of dogs owned by Mr.. hair.
-Advices from the Indian TIE rrftory say
that few days ago bud" Trainor, John
Leece, Joe" Miller and "BiIl' Cauet,
outlaws, took possession of Mr. Duck
worth's store, % miles from Tahlequah,
and held it for three days, selling goods
to those who would buy, feeding horses in
the store on the counter, and running
things their own way. They then set the
store on fire. burning 1t down at g late
honr in the night. They then fired into a
residence adjacent to the store and as the
women and children fed from the house
shot at them, after which they fired the
dwelling, stable and corn crib.
Two Boston business men. who are
| ameteur spoItsmen. went to Maine in ignor
/ ance of the game laws. four days to early
/ too shoot deer. They did not make any
secret of their purpose. BY some means the
/ trip got TO the ears of two game wardens
and when the hunting party arrived the
waTdens. were there In waiting. but they
did not identify themselves as such, and
rode forty miles into the wilderness with the
Boston men. The two parties camped near
I each other. and the wardens made them
selves known The Boston hunters were
| taken Into court and fined 81 800, or 5000
apiece, for two deer they killed. And this
/ was only four days before the law was ''off ="
AS Edward FOss, a 40 year-old single
man OF Eau Claire, Wis. was ou walking
| with several friends the party met NJ iss
! Clara Z. Foster, girl of 19, who was
! driving with Z. c. Hine, a gentleman who
! Is a justice of the peace. The conversation
/ turned on marriage, and one OF the party
/ laughinGly suggested that Mr.. Foss and
: Miss Foster be married, as Miss Foster
would only have to drop the three last
/ letters of her name and add an IS" The
/ parties concurred, jokinRly and MI. Hine
! performed the ceremony. Next day the
! serious feature OF the transaction dawned
/ upon the girl ana she las since kept her
room and wept bitterly. divorce is
| talked OF.
The following subpoena has been Issued
! by the Court of Common Pleas or Clark
! county. Ohio, and goes into the records as
one of the oddities: You are hereby com
manded TO be and appear In your proper
person before the Court of Common Pleas
within AND for said county CT Clark. on the
20th day of OctubeI at Q o'clock A. ". of
said day. and also that you bring with you
and produce at the time and place aforesaid
the calf replevined in the action hereinafter
named and then and there to testify what
you know in a certain action pending in
said court, wherein Abigail Wilson is plain
tiff and Andrew Phean, defendant; and
! this you do under penalty of the law. The
subpoena is directed to Abigail Wilson, be-
tween whom and Pbeian there Is a dispute
as the ownership of the calf.